AGW Proponents Fight Rearguard Action As Political Climate Science Fails | Watts Up With That?

[Tim Ball] Dumb punter awareness means AGW proponents are losing the political battle. Governments still wear the cloak of green, but most of them quietly reduce funding as they watch green economies and alternate energies fail. Most know political climate science is over, but a few continue to defend the indefensible. The only likely residual will be carbon taxes and carbon regulations for a political agenda, almost exclusively in the US.

Hundreds of drivers stranded as snow causes traffic chaos | UK

HUNDREDS of drivers were stranded in their vehicles in freezing conditions after snow bought traffic to a standstill.

Heavy snow brings chaos to Europe - Independent.ie

Heavy snow has brought chaos across the Channel with airports, trains and roads all struggling to keep moving.

Europe Gas Carnage Shown by EON Closing 3-Year-Old Plant - Bloomberg

Three years ago, Germany’s largest utility spent 400 million euros ($523 million) building a natural gas-fired power station. Later this month, the company may close the plant because it’s losing so much money.

EON SE’s Irsching-5 in Bavaria last year operated less than 25 percent of the time as slumping power prices made burning natural gas unprofitable by record margins. As Europe’s weak economy holds back electricity demand, cheaper coal, requirements to buy renewable energy and the collapsing cost of carbon permits are undercutting gas-fired plants.

EU emissions permit auction cancelled on lack of bids - Reuters News - Point Carbon

LONDON, March 12 (Reuters) - The European Energy Exchange was forced to cancel an auction of 3.46 million spot EU carbon permits on behalf of EU member states on Tuesday because it would have cleared below the reserve price, the German bourse said on its website.